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What the Rise of the Autonomous Market Means for Edge Computing & Data Centers

By Voices of the Industry - September 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Brian Eichman,  Director of Solution Architecture and Product Development at CoreSite, explores what the rise of the autonomous market and connected vehicle industry means for the data industry, as well as the role latency and edge computing play in this evolution. 

Tagged With: Autonomous Cars, CoreSite, Edge Computing, latency

Rolling Zettabytes: Quantifying the Data Impact of Connected Cars

By Rich Miller - January 21, 2020 1 Comment

Autonomous cars could generate up to 5 TB of data an hour. Edge Computing World provided a closer look at how self-driving cars and the edge network will work together, and the scenarios that will will require data and storage.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Cars

The Gig Economy Drives Global Real-Time Data Movement

By Kayla Matthews - December 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Emerging “gig economy” workforce platforms require the rapid movement of data across the globe, as databases keep track of a growing universe of devices, workers and locations.

Tagged With: Lyft, Uber

For Autonomous Vehicles, The Road Ahead is Paved With Data

By Rich Miller - October 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

Autonomous vehicles are the equivalent of supercomputers rolling down the highway. We look at what the rise of autonomy might mean for data centers, edge computing and wireless.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Cars, Lyft, Uber

Dean Nelson’s Next Chapter: Family, Philanthropy, iMasons and Startups

By Rich Miller - July 10, 2019 Leave a Comment

Infrastructure Masons founder Dean Nelson speaks at the group's member summit last year. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Industry veteran Dean Nelson has departed Uber, and is starting a consulting business that will make more time for his family, philanthropy, and Infrastructure Masons.

Tagged With: Dean Nelson, Infrastructure Masons, Uber

Smart Cities Are Coming, and They’ll Need Data Centers

By Rich Miller - July 23, 2018 1 Comment

Smart cities technologies seek to bring intelligence into urban landscapes with networks of sensors and data analytics. (Photo of Hong Kong via Pixabay)

Smart cities promise to embed intelligence in urban environments, using fast wireless & digital services to improve the quality of life for residents. Data centers will be a key part of this vision.

Tagged With: Netrality, smart cities, Vapor IO

Uber Prepares for Major Data Center Expansion

By Rich Miller - June 14, 2018 Leave a Comment

Dean Nelson, Head of Uber Compute, discusses the company's data center deployments Tuesday at Datacloud Europe. (Photo: Rich Miller)

As Uber experiences rapid growth, the company is preparing to expand its data center network. Uber’s Dean Nelson discussed its data center infrastructure at Datacloud Europe.

Tagged With: Uber

Vapor IO’s Edge Data Centers Power a Network of Drones

By Rich Miller - March 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

Vapor IO edge data centers will serve as launch stations and data hubs for Hangar drones as they fly missions to collect and analyze oceans of business data.

Tagged With: Drones, Edge Computing, Vapor IO

Autonomous Cars Could Drive a Deluge of Data Center Demand

By Rich Miller - May 24, 2017 1 Comment

Intel estimates that autonomous cars could generate 4 terabytes of data per day. That could mean big business for data centers. (Image: Intel)

Autonomous vehicles will be like supercomputers rolling down the highway, generating up to 4 terabytes of data per day. That could translate into massive demand for data centers and wireless infrastructure.

Tagged With: 5G, Autonomous Cars, Google, Intel

Vapor IO Targets Telecom Towers for Edge Computing

By Rich Miller - February 22, 2017 Leave a Comment

The components of the Vapor Edge for Telecom system to bring edge computing capabilities to telecom towers. (Image: Vapor IO)

Vapor IO has launched Vapor Edge for Telecom, a platform to enable rapid deployment of edge capacity by wireless network operators and real estate investment trusts (REIT) specializing in the telecom tower business.

Tagged With: Vapor IO

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